English dictionary
Yahweh
/'/j//A/w/E/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated <i>Jehovah</i> in the Bible; -- used by some critics to discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the Christian <i>Jehovah</i>. <i>Yahweh</i> or <i>Yahwe</i> is the spelling now generally adopted by scholars.
Source: webster1913